{"id":389,"date":"2017-01-10T12:54:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T20:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=389"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:14:01","slug":"us-news-top-10-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/us-news-top-10-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecampus ranked top 10 nationally by U.S. News for 3rd straight year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>OSU&#8217;s online bachelor&#8217;s programs, engineering master&#8217;s program earn high honors<\/h2>\n<p><em>Jan. 10, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CORVALLIS, Ore. \u2013 Oregon State University upheld its status as a leader in online education today when it was ranked in the top 10 nationally by U.S. News &amp; World Report for the third consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State Ecampus, the university\u2019s online education division, is ranked eighth out of more than 300 higher education institutions in the category of Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Programs. OSU is tied for first among land grant universities on the list.<\/p>\n<p>The full <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/bachelors\/rankings?int=999208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rankings are available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textBox\" style=\"width: 20%;\">\n<h4>MEDIA CONTACT<\/h4>\n<p><a title=\"Send an email to Tyler Hansen, OSU Extended Campus marketing communications manager\" href=\"mailto:tyler.hansen@oregonstate.edu\">Tyler Hansen<\/a><br \/>\n520-312-1276<\/p>\n<h4>SOURCE<\/h4>\n<p><a title=\"Send an email to Lisa L. Templeton, OSU Ecampus executive director\" href=\"mailto:lisa.l.templeton@oregonstate.edu\">Lisa L. Templeton<\/a><br \/>\n541-737-1279<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Oregon State scored 89 points out of 100 in the rankings. Schools were assessed based on student engagement; faculty credentials and training; student services and technology; and peer reputation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur mission is to provide adult learners with access to engaging programs that help them finish their degrees online and advance their careers,\u201d said Ecampus Executive Director Lisa L. Templeton. \u201cWe view this recognition as a sign that the collaboration between Ecampus and our 600 Oregon State faculty partners is providing students everywhere with high-quality learning experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. News also recognized Oregon State\u2019s online Master of Engineering in Engineering Management program as being among the best of its kind in the nation. The fully online program <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/engineering\/rankings?page=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is ranked No. 28 nationally<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>OSU Ecampus delivers 21 bachelor\u2019s degrees online including business administration and a postbaccalaureate program in applied computer science. An additional 28 OSU graduate degree and certificate programs are offered online and in a hybrid (online\/face-to-face) format.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2015-16 academic year, more than 19,000 Oregon State students \u2013 over 60 percent of the university\u2019s student body \u2013 took at least one Ecampus class. OSU\u2019s distance learners are located in all 50 states and more than 40 countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>-30-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Oregon State Ecampus:<\/strong> Through comprehensive online degree programs and courses, Oregon State Ecampus provides learners with access to a high-quality education no matter where they live. Ecampus delivers nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate programs and more than 1,000 classes online to learners in all 50 states and over 40\u00a0countries. Oregon State is consistently ranked among the nation\u2019s\u00a0best providers of online education. Learn more about OSU degrees online at <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/\">ecampus.oregonstate.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute read<\/span><\/span>Oregon State University, was ranked in the top 10 nationally by U.S. News &#038; World Report for the third consecutive year. Oregon State Ecampus, the university\u2019s online education division, is ranked eighth out of more than 300 higher education institutions in the category of Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[673],"tags":[160,23],"class_list":["post-389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","tag-college-of-engineering","tag-engineering"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Sign-from-head-on.jpeg?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7BNSE-6h","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1100,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/oregon-state-online-top-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":389,"position":0},"title":"Oregon State online bachelor&#8217;s programs ranked 3rd in the nation by U.S. News","author":"Tyler Hansen","date":"January 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Oregon State University\u2019s place among the nation\u2019s best providers of online education has inched closer to the pinnacle amid the release of new rankings by U.S. News & World Report. 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